Mount Vernon (Ohio)

Mount Vernon is the county seat of Knox County, Ohio. It has a small, cute downtown, and is home to Mount Vernon Nazarene University and the manufacturer Ariel.

History
Founded in 1805, Mount Vernon was named after George Washington's Plantation in Virginia.

By plane
Columbus International Airport is the closest major airport. If you have your own plane, there's also:



By car
The easiest way into Mount Vernon is by car. Mount Vernon is connected by US36.

By bike
The Kokosing Gap Trail connects to Gambier and is part of the Ohio to Erie Trail from Cincinnati to Cleveland via Columbus.

By bus
In addition to service to and from Mount Vernon, Knox Area Transit offers shuttle service within the city on four lines: Blue (North), Red (East), Orange (South), and Green (West). Shuttles cost $1 and run every half hour M-Sa 8AM-4PM. Transfers are available to the shuttles to Gambier.

Go next

 * Gambier — a small town nearby, home to Kenyon College